Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-20


Senator Stanford Is said to be disposing
OF hlsyast property in accordance with
directions from the other world. which
are given By the spirit Of his deceased
son.
The Chilian corvette Pilcomayo Is now
ct San Francisco, and the people Of that
city are exulting because they have at
last seen q war vessel which there Is res-
son TO believe the United States navy can
whip.
The Prince Of Wales has been honoFfng
several Of the prominent Americans re-
siding in PariA or, TO speak more &C
curately, be has been dining with them.
and they are expected to consider them
selves highly honored by such mark Of
royal favor.
Luxary Is extending even to the negroes
Of the South. There was recently dis
covered q negro cabin whose walls were
covered with paper representing land
werth two millisn dollars. Itconslsted Of
land ONCE documents, which had been
taken from some oface during the war
The papers were collected and for
warasd to the General Land oflce.
John wanAmAkes, who recently pur-
chased MunkAcsy great painting Christ
before PLATE" at cost considerably over
one hundred thousand dollars. expects to
make II the central feature Of an art gal
lery, which he will establish In eonnec-
ton with his Philadelphia store. for the
entertainment Of his pstrons. II viii he
the most expensive advertising beard on
record.
The voice Of the 81. Louis Republican
is decidedly for peace. Here Ia the way
Il talks about the threatened Goldfish
war:
faIl the Goldfish In Canada were to be
made into one Goldfish, and all the en-
and that embe8zler were 10 eat that cod
| tash; and II We could th.n extradife him
| BY making 90 much war rs might be rep
resented by the toucAhole Of a Fevolu-
tionAry horee pistol. eur voice would still
be for peace.
A New York truckman recently lost Q
package containing $50 on Wall street.
Kiernan's News Agency seat out notices
Of the loss. adding that . liberal reward
would be paid for the return Of the pack
age. In the afternoon little messenger
boy entered Kiern&n's asked for the
manager. and. handing him The package.
went cut The envelope contained 500
and thu following note:
Ineiosed please ind $50 found on
Seiigman's steps today. You advertise q
reward. and I. therefore, send you sleo 70
be honest and keep 80 for TIE rsw1rd.
-.
The White House has been boycctted
By the scnators and Representative. or
at least. those gentlemen apparently
make . great effart 70 keep away from Il.
There were only absut 9 dszsn Senators
and Representative. all told. 1t the Prosi-
dents New Years reception. and the half
hour which had been Get astde. for Mr..
Cleveland 70 shake hands with the Rep
rssensAfives OF the Legislative branch Of
the Government became. in consequences.
Q welcome little vacation for the over.
worked right arm Of the Chief Executive.
On Thuraaay night the President gave .
reception IN hono< Of Congress and the
Judiciary. AZ this affair the absence Of
Senators and representative wa stiH
more conspicuous than On New Years. |
for out d the 500 persons who thrcngsd /
the White HOUSE. there were only about |
two dcxen Of the gentlemen from Capitol |
Hill although the affair was primarily |
eottea Up In their honor. Most OK these /
who &ie attend were Senators. and Re
puhlieAns a. that President Cleveland.
howsveE. appears 10 set along better thAn
could have been expected under the
crusAEng weight Of congress.sn&l dis.
favor
A eaeer Incident occurred in the Hease
gallery TIE other aAy. A nav deer
keeper vas in the private gallery. When
lady cane up to him and started % 20 in.
The aocrh espcr rsmaxked that she could
nos entsr. e. tAis Was The private gallery.
whereapen The lady drew herseff sp and
rensrksd: ~You dozf seem 90 know ne.
I an Miss clsvsiAn2- The new door-
keeper was Assunahed and hsgEed par
don He not unly epened the door. bat
wsas inside and eown - the front seat
md made TIE people thsre est cut b.
nAzss -Shs PrsNitesss sister wanted 20
~ . ssa1 TIE lady swsps down - Tie
lrunt rev and took her place. Soon IL BE-
sArns nrissd about thst Miss Rose Ellza-
ssah cisvuAAaa Was IN IL gallery. Ths
E1nsa eraAsd their nscks - ZEE hsr. sn1 !